The Private School Podcast: Recent Episodes

Trevor Waddington

The Private School Podcast is for current and prospective independent school parents. For prospective parents, we'll discuss tips for the admission process. For current parents, we'll talk about hot topics pertaining to the independent school world. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/privateschoolpodcast/support

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One of the most important steps in the private school admission process is the day(s) the student visits the school. It's often called the shadow day because they follow a current student around for the day. Today's guest is Jeffrey Southworth, The Co-Director of Admissions at Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville, Maryland to discuss what students should prepare for and expect from the visit.


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Today's guest is Danny Vogelman, the Head of School at Washington Episcopal School who also served as a middle school principal. His unique lens into private and public schools made him the perfect guest for this episode. Enjoy!


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Latest episode of The Private School Podcast


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In this episode, I interview Tom Gibian, the Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School located between Baltimore, MD and Washington, DC. Before coming Head of School, Tom was a highly successful business person who went on to disrupt the paradigm of what a head of school is/was supposed to be.


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In our first episode, I discuss the dos and don'ts for parent seeking admission to independent school. As a former, long-time admission director I know how to get in good with the gate keepers at private schools.


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